diff --git a/project_templates/technote_md/testn-000/README.md b/project_templates/technote_md/testn-000/README.md
index 6ee2a802..2ae9222e 100644
--- a/project_templates/technote_md/testn-000/README.md
+++ b/project_templates/technote_md/testn-000/README.md
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ A short description of this document
 
 You can clone this repository and build the technote locally if your system has Python 3.11 or later:
 
-.. code-block:: bash
-
 ```sh
 git clone https://github.com/lsst/testn-000
 cd testn-000
diff --git a/project_templates/technote_md/testn-000/technote.toml b/project_templates/technote_md/testn-000/technote.toml
index db06c7fe..80bb8a7f 100644
--- a/project_templates/technote_md/testn-000/technote.toml
+++ b/project_templates/technote_md/testn-000/technote.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ series_id = "TESTN"
 canonical_url = "https://testn-000.lsst.io"
 github_url = "https://github.com/lsst/testn-000"
 github_default_branch = "main"
-date_created = 2024-08-02T18:56:37Z
+date_created = 2024-08-06T21:18:55Z
 organization.name = "Vera C. Rubin Observatory"
 organization.ror = "https://ror.org/048g3cy84"
 license.id = "CC-BY-4.0"
diff --git a/project_templates/technote_md/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/README.md b/project_templates/technote_md/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/README.md
index 5bd21b75..c4762b97 100644
--- a/project_templates/technote_md/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/README.md
+++ b/project_templates/technote_md/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/README.md
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 
 You can clone this repository and build the technote locally if your system has Python 3.11 or later:
 
-.. code-block:: bash
-
 ```sh
 git clone https://github.com/{{ cookiecutter.github_namespace }}
 cd {{ cookiecutter.series.lower() }}-{{ cookiecutter.serial_number }}
diff --git a/project_templates/technote_rst/testn-000/technote.toml b/project_templates/technote_rst/testn-000/technote.toml
index 6f52362b..69e83934 100644
--- a/project_templates/technote_rst/testn-000/technote.toml
+++ b/project_templates/technote_rst/testn-000/technote.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ series_id = "TESTN"
 canonical_url = "https://testn-000.lsst.io"
 github_url = "https://github.com/lsst/testn-000"
 github_default_branch = "main"
-date_created = 2024-08-02T18:56:37Z
+date_created = 2024-08-06T21:18:55Z
 organization.name = "Vera C. Rubin Observatory"
 organization.ror = "https://ror.org/048g3cy84"
 license.id = "CC-BY-4.0"